1.4.1 Components of a Clustered Environment

In a large installation, the Filr components separately. Following are the minimum requirements:

Exported Directory on NFS File Server:
You must export a directory on an NFS file server (SLES or OES; Windows is not supported) and configure each clustered Filr appliance to mount it as shared storage (/vashare). For more information, see Section 2.1, Installing the Filr Appliance.

Filr Appliance:
You can run multiple instances of the Filr appliance, which allows the Filr system to handle more users. For information about installing multiple Filr appliances, see Section 2.1, Installing the Filr Appliance.

Access the standalone Filr appliance from a web browser by navigating to the URL of that particular Filr appliance.

Because the standalone appliance is separate from the load balancer, you must access it directly in order to use it for re-indexing or for Net Folder synchronization. By accessing the appliance directly, you force the process to originate from this particular appliance.